Dutch Reformed Church Franschhoek
304
Address
Huguenot Road
Date Built
Suggested Grading
II
Property Number
304
Present NHRA protection
S34
Older than 60 years - at time of survey
Description
Neo-Gothic church, Victorian pastorie, 20th century hall, bell-tower (1830), all within ringmuur. Extensive site with layered history. Original church built in 1847, rectangular with a thatched roof (Fransen mentions an earlier Chapel from 1833). Church significantly altered during the 1880s, when the building was given a Latin Cross plan.
Details
Valley
Area
Landscape Unit
H04
Townscape
Franschhoek
Landscape Unit Grade
Grade II
Architect / Builder
Current Use
Religious
Original Use
Religious
General Evaluation
Interior Description
History
Grouping with other sites
Yes it constitutes a significant grouping: Church, Pastorie, Bell tower, Cemetery (across Dirkie Uys
Street) and many mature trees and landscape features
Evidence of Demolition
Contextual Design
Invasive Elements
None
Heritage Vulnerability
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Latitude/Longitude
-33.9096116667 / 19.1190133333
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Additional Information
Additional Documents
Survey
2016
Circa
Admin Area
Allotment
Zoning
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Date of survey
2016
Linked to erf/erven
Linked Address
Environment
Valley PDF
No document
AREA PDF
No document
Landscape Unit PDF
No document
Townscape PDF
2016 Survey Document - Site PDF
OTHER DOCUMENTS
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NHRA Significance
Age
Archaeology
Architectural
Medium
Associational
Intangible
High
* SCALE USED: High / Medium / Low / None
Rarity
Representivity
Scientific
Symbolic
High
Statement of Significance
Situated in a central position in the Franschhoek Valley and settlement, the site has had notable heritage significance from at least 1833 when there were accounts of religious gatherings in an early structure no longer in existence. The site is a landmark in the Franschhoek valley going beyond its religious functions: Regular, well patronised Saturday morning markets are held under the shade of the mature trees. Graced by heritage-worthy buildings (a Latin cross plan neo-Gothic church, a bell tower and a Parsonage) and a ringmuur marking a distinctive large werf, the extensive site has considerable aesthetic, landscape, historic and cultural significance, despite a relatively non intrusive hall of the 1960s.
Landscape Significance
A significant open landscape space in the middle of the town and valley
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